Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 129 words.
Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress (and their spouses and dependents) from purchasing or selling certain investments, such as individual stocks and related financial instruments that are not diversified investment funds, U.S. Treasury securities, or other specified holdings. Members must divest prohibited investments within 90 days by selling them or placing them in a qualified blind trust. The bill also restricts communications between trustees and beneficiaries related to investments held in qualified blind trusts. Members must certify their compliance with the supervising ethics office, which must make the certificates publicly available online. Violations are subject to specified civil penalties. Additionally, losses stemming from a transaction involving a prohibited investment that violates the provisions of the bill may not be deducted from income taxes.
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 210 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,318 words
- Subjects
- Family relationshipsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesMembers of CongressSecurities
- Latest action
- Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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